Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
By Doug La Rocque
Once again the two Taconic Valley schools have merged to field a competitive girls swim team, while the boys lack enough participants but have still put forth some strong individual efforts. [Read more…] about Combined New Lebanon-Berlin Swim Team Holding Its Own In Berkshire County Swim League Meets
Highway Department Facing Multiple Problems
TRACS Says Thanks
By Doug La Rocque
Concerns about equipment problems and obstacles to plowing snow were raised by Highway Superintendent Herb Hasbrouck at the Monday, December 12 Town Board meeting. [Read more…] about Grafton Town Board Action
By Doug La Rocque
Fire companies from all around Eastern Rensselaer County joined Grafton firefighters to battle a very smoky and very hot blaze on the east side of the Town on Sunday night December 11. [Read more…] about Grafton House Suffers Heavy Damage In Sunday Night Fire
By Doug La Rocque
While firefighters and rescue personnel were busy at the Grafton fire scene, two cars collided head on along the northern section of Babcock Lake Road. [Read more…] about 3 People Injured In Head On Accident In Grafton
For the fifth year now the meeting/dining room at the Grafton Senior Center has been adorned with many Christmas Trees submitted by members of the Community. [Read more…] about Grafton Festival Of Trees
Organizers of the first Holiday Craft Fair hope this will become an annual tradition at the park. [Read more…] about Holiday Craft Fair At Grafton Lakes Park
By Doug La Rocque, with apologies to Clement Clarke Moore
Twas about a month before Christmas, and all through the house (the Grafton VFW to be exact), there were lots of people stirring, but no one saw a mouse. The stockings were hung by Santa’s chair with care, with hopes that St. Nicholas would soon be there. [Read more…] about Breakfast With Santa Claus In Grafton
State Police said the young male driver of this blue pick- up truck was lucky not to have been seriously hurt, after he lost control while traveling westbound on Grafton’s Old Road on November 27.
[Read more…] about Pick Up Rolls Over Sunday Evening In Grafton
by Thaddeus Flint
Water from the High School/Middle School and the Elementary School in the Berlin School District has tested positive for lead, it was reported at the Tuesday, November 15 School Board meeting.
According the District’s Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds, Cyril Grant, 17 of 39 samples from the Elementary School and 34 of 94 samples at the High School/Middle School came back with lead amounts higher than the New York State accepted level of 15 parts per billion (ppb). [Read more…] about Berlin District Has 51 Taps Above The 15 ppb Threshold
By Doug La Rocque
By unanimous vote, the Town Board moved the preliminary budget to the final spending plan with a 3% tax increase, or $1.31 per thousand of assessed valuation. The budget calls for $1.2 million in spending, with increases in Buildings, Youth Programs, Supervisor’s Secretary and Employee benefits, offset by revenue increases in County Sales Tax, Time Warner Franchise Fees, Youth Programs and a transfer of $10,600 from the Unexpended Fund Balance. [Read more…] about Grafton Town Board Gives Final Approval To 2017 Budget
